In 2010, The Hub network debuted an animated series based on a Hasbro toyline that was intelligent, well-written and humorous - a visual feast with great characterisation. Obviously I'm not talking about Transformers: Prime - that's almost unwatchable. I mean My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Friendship Is Magic is the story of Twilight Sparkle (familiarly voiced by Tara Strong [Sari Sumdac]), a bookworm completely devoted to her studies who's sent from Equestria to Ponyville by her mentor to take a break and make some friends. Reluctantly, she does as Princess Celestia tells her and meets some strange ponies - Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie and Rarity (played by Tabitha St. Germain - Alexis from Armada and Energon). Meanwhile, Celestia's sister, Nightmare Moon, "The Mare In The Moon" has been imprisoned for a thousand years, but she has escaped and plans to bring about "nighttime eternal". Friendship Is Magic is the spiritual sister to Transformers: Animated - a Hasbro-based cartoon show created by someone who grew up on and still loves the toyline from the eighties. And it shows. See here for an example of Lauren Faust's G1 devotion in her creation of the main characters:

So this thread is for discussion of anything My Little Pony, why Friendship Is Magic is awesome and - if you like - why Hasbro should have come up with something equally awesome rather than the lacklustre Transformers: Prime.

My daughter and wife do not like the new look of them. They just look wrong.

Is it definitely the G4 ponies they don't like and not the G3.5s? Because the G3.5 ponies are creepy looking (kind of like long-legged turtles without shells that sometimes stand on their hind legs.) But in my opinion, the G4s are cute (and even more so because of their characterisation. They're the ones in Griffin's pic in the post above this one.)

Is it definitely the G4 ponies they don't like and not the G3.5s? Because the G3.5 ponies are creepy looking (kind of like long-legged turtles without shells that sometimes stand on their hind legs.) But in my opinion, the G4s are cute (and even more so because of their characterisation. They're the ones in Griffin's pic in the post above this one.)

Actually they dont like G3.5 or G4. They like the style from around 2005 ish? They had magnets in the feet for some reason and she kept them on the fridge :/

My Daughter has quite the collection. But says she wont play with them cause she wants to keep them nice She is more interested in her Voyager Animated Bulkhead